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Ray Parks on MPBL 'Fil-foreigner' quota rule: I was born, raised in PH
Ray Parks on MPBL 'Fil-foreigner' quota rule: I was born, raised in PH
ABS-CBN News
Published May 16, 2018 03:07 PM PHT

MANILA -- Ray Parks Jr. took to Twitter on Wednesday to express his thoughts on a recent rule by the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) to limit the number of so-called "Filipino foreigners" to only one per team.
MANILA -- Ray Parks Jr. took to Twitter on Wednesday to express his thoughts on a recent rule by the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) to limit the number of so-called "Filipino foreigners" to only one per team.
First time in my life i was considered an America in my own home country smh.Dito ako lumaki.Dito ako pinanganak.May Filipino passport https://t.co/Vh6xMsOOWQ dahil sa kulay ng balat ko at dahil tatay ko ay amerikano na dapat ako ikonsider na foreigner sa sarili kong bayan? https://t.co/kA5ZDgyhep
— Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (@ray1parks) May 16, 2018
First time in my life i was considered an America in my own home country smh.Dito ako lumaki.Dito ako pinanganak.May Filipino passport https://t.co/Vh6xMsOOWQ dahil sa kulay ng balat ko at dahil tatay ko ay amerikano na dapat ako ikonsider na foreigner sa sarili kong bayan? https://t.co/kA5ZDgyhep
— Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (@ray1parks) May 16, 2018
Parks and Lawrence Domingo are set to join the Mandaluyong Tigers team fresh of their championship stint in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), making the squad owned by Christian Luis Singson arguably the strongest in the MPBL on paper.
Parks and Lawrence Domingo are set to join the Mandaluyong Tigers team fresh of their championship stint in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), making the squad owned by Christian Luis Singson arguably the strongest in the MPBL on paper.
Domingo, listed as 6-foot-5, was born in California.
Domingo, listed as 6-foot-5, was born in California.
Parks is a multi-awarded player who won MVPs in the UAAP for National University and the ABL for Alab Pilipinas, to go with representing the Philippines in international competition and winning in the Southeast Asian Games.
Parks is a multi-awarded player who won MVPs in the UAAP for National University and the ABL for Alab Pilipinas, to go with representing the Philippines in international competition and winning in the Southeast Asian Games.
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MPBL commissioner Kenneth Duremdes over the weekend announced that the league plans to leave just one roster spot per team for players classified as "Fil-foreigners" and employ a height restriction of 6-foot-4, although the league has yet to officially state what qualifies as a "Fil-foreigner."
MPBL commissioner Kenneth Duremdes over the weekend announced that the league plans to leave just one roster spot per team for players classified as "Fil-foreigners" and employ a height restriction of 6-foot-4, although the league has yet to officially state what qualifies as a "Fil-foreigner."
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